Author event! Amanda Goetz & Joanna Schroeder

About the book:

It's time to rewrite the rules of ambition.

"A game-changer." ―Whitney Port, TV Personality and host of With Whit Podcast

"Amanda offers a new way for modern women to rewrite what success means uniquely to them." ―Neha Ruch, USA Today Bestselling Author of The Power Pause

"A must-read for anyone ready to stop surviving life and start enjoying it." ―Eve Rodsky, NYTimes Best-Selling Author of Fair Play and Find Your Unicorn Space

Burnout is an epidemic caused by a society that praises toxic grit. Women have been taught to chase goals and to hold everything together while quietly falling apart. Somewhere in the middle of the meetings and the milestones, we lost something: ourselves.

For years we've been told the answer to burnout is better balance. But what if balance is the wrong goal? Modern ambition is broken…..and women are the ones breaking under it.

Toxic Grit is the rally cry and roadmap for those who are done surviving success and ready for a new way to live, work and (actually) enjoy our lives.

In this bold, paradigm-shifting debut, Amanda Goetz, a 2x CEO, 4x CMO and single mom of three, reframes what it means to be an ambitious woman in a culture that demands we do it all to have it all. She knows what it takes to walk the tightrope of success and sanity. Through radical vulnerability, heartfelt storytelling, science backed frameworks and real-world tools, she will help you build systems for a life that honors your ambition and your joy.

In this book you'll learn:

• How to identify and create space for all the roles you play and stop feeling like you're failing at all of them
• How to reclaim presence in your day
• Why balance is a myth but intentional balance is the key to thriving
• How to unlearn hustle culture and create a version of success that fuels you
• The secret to setting boundaries that protect your energy without guilt
• A new approach to productivity that prioritizes what actually matters in that moment
• How to reconnect with pleasure, joy and the parts of yourself that ambition pushed aside

Whether you're leading teams, raising kids, or rebuilding your life, Toxic Grit offers more than advice - it offers real world tools and systems to create a life that honors all parts of you.

The book is an invitation to discover a new approach to ambition.

About the Authors:

Amanda Goetz is a 2x Founder, CEO and 4x CMO. She is an inspirational writer and content creator captivating millions of people every month through her social insights and newsletter “Life’s a Game”. Amanda graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and went on to lead marketing teams at Ernst & Young, The Knot and still advises as Fractional CMO to multiple startups. She started her last company, House of Wise, during the pandemic in her garage, raised two rounds of venture capital and sold it in 2022 all while homeschooling three young children as a single mom. She found love again and lives with her partner and 3 kiddos in Miami, FL after a decade dodging hustle culture in NYC.

Joanna Schroeder is a writer, editor and media critic who is known for her bold voice and unique perspectives on parenting issues as well as co-author of the book Talk To Your Boys: 16 Conversations to Help Tweens and Teens Grow into Confident, Caring Young Men. She has been published in The New York Times, Redbook, Good Housekeeping, Esquire, The Boston Globe, MSN, and The Huffington Post, and has appeared on TV and radio shows like “Red Table Talks” with Jada Pinkett-Smith, “AC360” with Anderson Cooper, “CBSN Originals” with Adam Yamaguchi, CBC News, PBS, NPR, The BBC, Spectrum News and more. She also served as Executive Editor of The Good Men Project. Schroeder is also co-author of the instructional publication Empowering Young Minds: A Conversation Guide for Interrupting Extremist Influence published in partnership with The Western States Center, a not-for-profit organization. She is mother to two teenage sons and a young daughter.

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